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FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from South Korea

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to November 21, 2025

FDA refused 12 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from South Korea between October 2016 and November 21, 2025, 3 of them in 2025; the most refused products were plum and Chinese red date, most often for FALSE (false or misleading labeling).

Data from FDA public records, last checked .

12
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016
3
refused so far in 2025
1%
of all FDA refusals from South Korea
5
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from South Korea by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
Bar chart: refusal lines by 2017 to 2025. The same numbers are in the table.012342017: 4 refusal lines4’172018: 1 refusal lines’182019: 1 refusal lines’192020: 3 refusal lines’202025: 3 refusal lines3’25
Refusal lines by year
YearRefusal linesvs prior year
20253
20203+200%
201910%
20181-75%
20174

Plum refusals from South Korea

FDA refused 6 plum lines from South Korea between October 2016 and November 21, 2025, 50% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.
Plum product descriptions refused from South Korea
FDA product descriptionLinesShare of tropical and pit fruit
Plum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentrates650.0%

Recent plum refusals

Recent Plum refusals from South Korea
DateFirmProductCharges
Slowfood Corporation Ltd.Hadong County, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesJUICEHACCPSource
Farmers Guild's Corps. CheongmaesilGwangyang, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesFALSESource
Farmers Guild's Corps. CheongmaesilGwangyang, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesFALSESource
Farmers Guild's Corps. CheongmaesilGwangyang, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesFALSESource
Hadongmaesil FarmHadong, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesLIST INGRENUTRIT LBLSource

Chinese red date refusals from South Korea

FDA refused 2 Chinese red date lines from South Korea between October 2016 and November 21, 2025, 17% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.
Chinese red date product descriptions refused from South Korea
FDA product descriptionLinesShare of tropical and pit fruit
Chinese red date (jujubes, ziziphus jujuba), dried or paste216.7%

Recent Chinese red date refusals

Recent Chinese red date refusals from South Korea
DateFirmProductCharges
Korea Natural FoodYEOJU, South KoreaChinese red date (jujubes, Ziziphus jujuba), dried or pastePESTICIDESource
Bm FoodChangwon, South KoreaChinese red date (jujubes, Ziziphus jujuba), dried or pastePESTICIDESource

Apricot refusals from South Korea

FDA refused 1 apricot line from South Korea between October 2016 and November 21, 2025, 8% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.
Apricot product descriptions refused from South Korea
FDA product descriptionLinesShare of tropical and pit fruit
Apricot (pit fruit)18.3%

Recent apricot refusals

Recent Apricot refusals from South Korea
DateFirmProductCharges
AgricuLturaL corporation Jangheung Food Co,LtdJangheung, South KoreaApricot (pit fruit)NO ENGLISHLABELINGSource

Other tropical and pit fruit products refused from South Korea

Products refused from South Korea in tropical and pit fruit
Product groupLinesShare
Dates18.3%
Fruit coctail18.3%
Mixed fruit18.3%

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from South Korea

FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from South Korea
Charge codeMeaningLinesShare
FALSEFalse or misleading labeling318%
LABELINGFair Packaging and Labeling Act318%
NUTRIT LBLNutrition information missing from label318%
FILTHYFilthy, putrid or decomposed substance212%
LIST INGREIngredients not listed212%
PESTICIDEPesticide chemical residue212%
JUICEHACCPAppears to have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions, or it may be injurious to…16%
NO ENGLISHRequired label information not in English16%

South Korea tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
South Korea tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
FirmCityFDA records
Farmers Guild's Corps. CheongmaesilGwangyang3
Slowfood Corporation Ltd.Hadong County1
Bm FoodChangwon1
AgricuLturaL corporation Jangheung Food Co,LtdJangheung1
Korea Natural FoodYEOJU1

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from South Korea

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from South Korea
DateFirmProductCharges
Slowfood Corporation Ltd.Hadong County, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesJUICEHACCPSource
OKF Corporationseoul, South KoreaMixed fruit, juices or concentrates n.e.c.,LABELINGNUTRIT LBLSource
OKF Corporationseoul, South KoreaFruit coctail, mixed fruit, juices or concentratesLABELINGNUTRIT LBLSource
Farmers Guild's Corps. CheongmaesilGwangyang, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesFALSESource
Farmers Guild's Corps. CheongmaesilGwangyang, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesFALSESource
Farmers Guild's Corps. CheongmaesilGwangyang, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesFALSESource
Korea Natural FoodYEOJU, South KoreaChinese red date (jujubes, Ziziphus jujuba), dried or pastePESTICIDESource
Hadongmaesil FarmHadong, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesLIST INGRENUTRIT LBLSource
AgricuLturaL corporation Jangheung Food Co,LtdJangheung, South KoreaApricot (pit fruit)NO ENGLISHLABELINGSource
Chun Myung Food Co., Ltd.Hwaseong-si, South KoreaDates, dried or pasteFILTHYSource
Sinu Co., LtdSeo, South KoreaPlum, juice, pit fruit juices or concentratesLIST INGREFILTHYSource
Bm FoodChangwon, South KoreaChinese red date (jujubes, Ziziphus jujuba), dried or pastePESTICIDESource

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from South Korea

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from South Korea did FDA refuse in 2025?
FDA refused 3 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from South Korea in 2025 through November 21, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from South Korea?
FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from South Korea the most frequent are FALSE (false or misleading labeling, 3 lines), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 3 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 3 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover tropical and pit fruit from South Korea?
As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in South Korea in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list South Korea firms; see the country page.

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